Interlocking mechanism for voting and other machines.



f0. H. OCUMPAUGH INTERLOUKING MECHANISM FOR VOTING AND OTHER MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22,- 190 1.

984, 1 50. Patnted Feb. 14, 1911.

CHARLES- HEEBERT OCUMPAUGI'I, OF RGCHESTER, NEW YORK.

INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR VGTING AND G'IHER MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedl cb. 14, 1911.

Application filed January 22, 1904. Serial-No. 1902M.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cn'ARLns H. OOUM- moon, a resident of Rochester, inthe county of Monroe and'Statc of New York, have'invented certain newandus eful Improvements in Interlocking Mechanism for Voting and otherMachines and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will onable others skilledin the artto which it pertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to interlocking mechanism for voting'and othermachines, and has for its object to provide a simple and efiicientconstruction." I

The invention consists in the oonstruct-ion hereinafter described andparticularly ;'pointed out.

' In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is asection'of a sdoalled linearvoting ma chine taken transversely to its length, and cuttingindividuals-rid straight ticket shafts and lockout shaft and a shaft forsupporting interlocking bubs,'and showing in elevation aregister-marrying bar in operative relation to straight ticket shaftextension; Fig. 2 is a 'pnrtial plan of interlocking hubs and "theirsupporting shaft; Fig, 3 is a partial plan of it modification of theinterlocking devices and registercarrying bar-connections. 1 Rumors] 1denotes a machine case and 16 a key or-voteindicator adapted to be movedon a. fixed. shaft 1t?V and having an ,enlargement 15. A ballot sheet isindicated .Jby17. m

6 denotes a shaft .havlng bearings-1n the case and provided with an arm'10 pivoted 2.12 12 to a movable bar 11 sliding on a rod -01 support-.12situated; in a slot 12* in the bar. SA suit-able ro'cking of theshaftbvcarries a resetting bar '13 away from contact with the cutout port-ion14 of the indicators ldlmving enlargements 15 which extend through cenings 17 iii-the ballot sheet 17.

' The bar 1 which has been acting asa lock against the manipulation ofthe indicators 16 on shaft 16, is' thus removed, and the indicatdrs arefree tdbc operated.- The voter moves toward the ftice of the machine anyindicator 16,v one or more, thatcorrespond wit-h a candidate or withcandidates for whom'he Wishesto cast the vote. The indicatorenlargements 15 have each a stud 1S entering a slot 19 in a. movableregister-carrying bar 20, Whicl1 bar has a part or notch 21 whichcoiperates with a. loekout arm fixed to an endwise adjustable sleevesecured on shaft 8 by means of a lug or feather on the inner side'ofsleeve entering a slotihj in said shaft, as indicated. If said lockoutdevices are inoperatively situated the indicator being actuated ,movesthe register bar 20 by means of the stud 18 on the part 15 (if-theindicator key and the slotted bearing 19 in the movable bar 20 towardthe face o'i the machine which bar carries the registers comprising theWheels lettered O, 0', O. The registers, however, are not actuated byany movement of the indicators 16, but the latter are freely movableinto and out of voted position and are not atmn yptinie locked at anypoint of the movement.

In order that a yoteruma'y not lenvvie inv pins held in the bar into theslots 26 and so that they restin the bottom 'of the slots shown in fulllines in said figure, and the construction permits the slight movementof bar and wedge necessary to the interlocking. The particular means ofconnecting the bar and Wedge is not essential and is not of theinvention except as hereinafter particularly pointed out. The mechanismis so arranged that if but one candidate is to be elected for an-oiiice,the space between two fixed wedges or hubs 27, each held adjustably inposition on. a shaft 528. by ajsctscrew 29 as shown, is such that onlythe predetermined number of interlocking wedges can be moved by aregister-carrier 90. If a rotor is entitled to Vote for two candidatesfor the same office,'tlie space between the stops 27 onthe shaft 28 isarranged to 'pei mit two of the interlocking wedges 26 to be moved bytwo register-carriers 20. These lcnrricrs or bars are each supported atone end by the shaft 30, andby their attachment to the rotaryinterlocking wedges. .31 denotes a slot in the carrier to permit themovement of bar 20 on shaft 30.

Another form of Wedge constructioufis shown in Fig. 3 in which 27denotes annular wedges or hubs adjustably fixed on a shaft 15 tiguoushubs or wedges 30 which ceive either a. set screw 29 to connect it withan abutment:- or a screw slidably engaging the shaft. The latter screwsact as keys in usual manner to prevent rotation 6f wedges 3G. 2G"denotes \\'e.(.lges adapted to be 1'0- 10 tated on the shaft by means ofloose connections 2t) pivoted to the otiset's on register-shiftingindieator-actuated bars 20. The non rotatable intermediate hubs 26prevent any hub 26" from 'rotatively moving 0011- by' friction. Thepivoted connections 20 provide for. the necessary small movement of thewedges 2G and 26" lengthwise-the shaft. Preferably the hubs will haveeach face in a single 20 straight plane thereby securing a compactarrangement endwise the shaft and avoiding a possible noisy contact ofthe hubs in operation. The hub operating connections are pivoteddirectly to the hubs for economy of space, and the fixed hubs aresecured directly to the shaft for a like reason,

The described interlocking" devices cooperate with straight ticket andindependent vote devices indlcated 1n the drawings, 1n

having an open ballot admission end adjacent or within the opening 4:4in the face plate, and .48 a receptacle for the ballots.

The resetting bar 13 has an extension situated in a transverse seat oropening 45 to hold up the ballot which is of sufficient length to extendabove the plate and. can be freely changed until such times as the bar13 is withdrawn to (lep osit'said ballot in 40 the receptacle 4:3.

moved and interlocking effect-ed.

To provide for registering, the bar 11 has a slot 12 which receives apin 12 whereby when said bar is moved to the right the cross bar 32 ismoved up in the path of a re istering wheel tooth 32 which-actuates I)the unit wheel of the reglster.

The particular construction of these parts is not essential .to theoperation of the 1n terlocking devices except as indicated. and

.aashown and further description is omitted;

llaving described myv invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- I it. In an interlockingmechanism, thecombination with a plurality of operating keys,

of a shaft, a plurality of hubs or like parts uimuIt-ed on the shaftcontiguous each other, a portion of thehubs being each pivotally nne'ted with a. corresponding key and ro- 05 laltble on the shaft, andmeans for fasten- 42 denotes a ballot receiving chuteing the remainderof the hubs directly to said shaft, each hub having faces in planescutting the shaft obliquely and co-acting with like faces of other hubs.

2. In an interlocking mechanism, the combination with a shaft, aplurality of operating keys, of a plurality of hubs or like partsmounted on the shaft contiguous each other, a portion: of the hubs beingeach connected with a correspondiug key, and means for fastening theremainder of the hubs directly to said shaft, said hubs having theircon-- tiguous faces in continuously straight and parallel planes obliqueto the shaft.

3. In an interlocking mechanism, the combination with a plurality ofoperating keys, of a shaft, a plurality of hu'bs of like parts mountedon the shaft contiguous eachother, a portion of the hubs being pivotallyconnected eachwith :1 corresponding key, and means for fastening theremainder of the hubs directly. to said shaft, said means pass ingthrough the hub to the shaft.

4. In an interlocking mechanism, the combination of the bars, keysloosely connected each to a bar to operate it, rotary interlocking hubs,abutihents and-a connection between each bar and a hub pivoted directlyto the latter.

In an interlocking mechanism, the 001m bination of. pivoted keys, keybars reciprocated thereby. rotary ii'iterlocking hubs, and a connectionbetween each bar and a. hub, said connectioncomprising a bar operativelyconnected at one end to its hub and atthe opposite end pivoted to itskey bar whereby said connection may swing transversely to the key bar.

. 6. In an interlocking mechanism, the combination of key bars, rotaryinterlocking hubs, and a connection. between each bar and a hubpivotally connected to the latter, said bar carrying a register.

7. In a 1'1 interlocking mechanism, the com' bination of the bars, keysloosely connected one to each bar to operate it, rotaryinterlockinghubs, a loose connection between each bar a d hub, said hubs having onboth sides simi 'ar faces coextensive with the sides and co-act-ing toproduce a Wedging action, and abutments having like faces.

8. In an interlocking mechanism, the combinationof endv vise movablebars, keys connected to the bars and adapted each tomove a bar endwise,rotary interlocking hubs directly operated by'said bars, and abut-ments..9. In an interlocking mechanism, the combinationof keys, key-bars movedendvvise directly by said keys, rotary interlocking bar connected theietc to move them longi tudinally, the support-for said bars at one endcomprising a shaft, rotary interlocking hubs thereon, and a connectionbetween each bar and the corresponding hub.

11. In an interlocking mechanism; the combination of key bars, t-Woshafts transverse and adjacent to said bars, a key or indicatoroperatively connected to each bar andjpivotally movable onone of saidshafts to move the corresponding bar longitudinally, a series ofinterlocking hubs on the second of said shafts, and an operativeconnection between each key bar and one of the hubs.

12. 111, a voting machine having aface plate, the combination of keybars parallel

